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Tropical Storm PHILIPPE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL172011
1100 AM AST WED SEP 28 2011
 
...PHILIPPE CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.4N 38.8W
ABOUT 980 MI...1580 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 38.8 WEST. PHILIPPE
IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND A
GENERAL WEST-NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT
TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED...AND PHILIPPE COULD BECOME A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY TOMORROW EVENING.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH/ZELINSKY
 
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